Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 19880102 | 20140305 (BBC7) 20140306 (BBC7) 20150825 (BBC7) 20150826 (BBC7) 20170418 (BBC7) 20170419 (BBC7) 20181001 (BBC7) 20181002 (BBC7) 20181006 (BBC7) 20200505 (BBC7) 20200506 (BBC7) 20220603 (BBC7) 20220604 (BBC7) 20240117 (BBC7) 20240118 (BBC7) 20250814 (BBC7) 20250815 (BBC7) |  Ghastly guests at a party and Goldilocks and the Three Bears performed as never before. Chairman Clive Anderson hosts the famed improvisation game. Regular team captains: Lenny Henry Dawn French The famed improvisation game with Lenny Henry, Dawn French, John Sessions and Stephen Fry. Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Lenny Henry, Dawn French, John Sessions and Stephen Fry. From January 1988. |
| 02 | 19880109 | 20140312 (BBC7) 20140313 (BBC7) 20150901 (BBC7) 20150902 (BBC7) 20170425 (BBC7) 20170426 (BBC7) 20181030 (BBC7) 20200512 (BBC7) 20200513 (BBC7) 20220610 (BBC7) 20220611 (BBC7) 20240124 (BBC7) 20240125 (BBC7) 20250821 (BBC7) 20250822 (BBC7) | Wrong theme tunes – and the worst companions to join you on a life raft. Clive Anderson hosts the famed improvisation game. Regular team captains: With: Hugh Laurie Enn Reitel The famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, John Sessions and Enn Reitel. Clive Anderson hosts the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, John Sessions and Enn Reitel. From January 1988. |
| 03 | 19880116 | 20121211 (BBC7) 20121212 (BBC7) 20140319 (BBC7) 20140320 (BBC7) 20150908 (BBC7) 20150909 (BBC7) 20170502 (BBC7) 20170503 (BBC7) 20170506 (BBC7) 20181106 (BBC7) 20200519 (BBC7) 20200520 (BBC7) 20220617 (BBC7) 20220618 (BBC7) 20240131 (BBC7) 20240201 (BBC7) 20250828 (BBC7) 20250829 (BBC7) | Improvs in the style of Jeffrey Archer and Jackie Collins – plus ballet in the style of show jumping. Clive Anderson hosts the famed improvisation game. Regular team captains: With: Jimmy Mulville Nonny Williams Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Jimmy Mulville and Nonny Williams. Clive Anderson anchors the improvisations with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Jimmy Mulville and Nonny Williams. From January 1988. |
| 04 | 19880123 | 20140326 (BBC7) 20140327 (BBC7) 20150915 (BBC7) 20150916 (BBC7) 20170509 (BBC7) 20170510 (BBC7) 20181113 (BBC7) 20200526 (BBC7) 20200527 (BBC7) 20220624 (BBC7) 20220625 (BBC7) 20240207 (BBC7) 20240208 (BBC7) 20250904 (BBC7) 20250905 (BBC7) | Party pieces - and the worst possible people to be a British astronaut. Clive Anderson hosts the famed improvisation game. Regular team captains: With: Kate Robbins Griff Rhys-Jones More ad-lib fun with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Kate Robbins and Griff Rhys-Jones. Clive Anderson hosts more ad-lib fun with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Kate Robbins and Griff Rhys-Jones. From January 1998. |
| 05 | 19880130 | 20140402 (BBC7) 20140403 (BBC7) 20150922 (BBC7) 20150923 (BBC7) 20170516 (BBC7) 20170517 (BBC7) 20181120 (BBC7) 20200602 (BBC7) 20200603 (BBC7) 20220701 (BBC7) 20220702 (BBC7) 20240214 (BBC7) 20240215 (BBC7) 20250911 (BBC7) 20250912 (BBC7) | From landing a plane in a crisis to a trip to the dentist. Clive Anderson hosts the famed improvisation game. Regular team captains: John Bird Jimmy Mulville Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, John Sessions, John Bird and Jimmy Mulville. Clive Anderson marshals more improvisations with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, John Bird and Jimmy Mulville. |
| 06 | 19880206 | 20121218 (BBC7) 20121219 (BBC7) 20140409 (BBC7) 20140410 (BBC7) 20150929 (BBC7) 20150930 (BBC7) 20170523 (BBC7) 20170524 (BBC7) 20181127 (BBC7) 20200609 (BBC7) 20200610 (BBC7) 20220708 (BBC7) 20220709 (BBC7) 20240221 (BBC7) 20240222 (BBC7) 20250918 (BBC7) 20250919 (BBC7) | Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover. Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth. Clive Anderson is joined by Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover. Clive Anderson referees the improvisations of Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover. From February 1988. From reading Nelly the Elephant in the style of favourite authors to debating blood sports in the style of psychopaths... Clive Anderson hosts the famed improvisation game. Regular team captains: |